The timeline of events in the War in Somalia during 2007 is set out below.
Incumbents
*
President
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
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President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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:
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
*
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
:
** until 30 October:
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
Ali Mohammed Gedi ( so, Cali Maxamed Geeddi, ar, علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, was the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia from 2004 to 2007. He was relatively un ...
** 30 October-24 November:
Salim Aliyow Ibrow
** starting 24 November:
Nur Hassan Hussein
Nur Hassan Hussein ( so, Nuur Xasan Xuseen Cadde, ar, نور حسن حسين; 2 February 1938 – 1 April 2020), popularly known as Nur Adde, was a Somali politician, who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February 2 ...
Timeline
January 1, 2007
On January 1, Islamists abandoned their last stronghold in Kismayo. After their departure, looters took to the streets, but order was restored shortly. The Islamists are reportedly retreating toward the Kenyan border. Kenya has boosted security at the border to prevent them from entering their territory.
African and
Arab League
The Arab League ( ar, الجامعة العربية, ' ), formally the League of Arab States ( ar, جامعة الدول العربية, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, E ...
countries have called on Ethiopia to withdraw its troops from Somalia, but these troops practically constitute the military might of the Interim Government whose head,
Ali Mohamed Gedi, insists the Ethiopian troops stay in Somalia until he no longer needs them.
In a move to curb resistance against the come-back of the Interim government, after the take-over of Mogadishu on Friday, Ali Mohammed Gedi swiftly announced the introduction of
martial law
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory.
Use
Marti ...
, but such a measure, taken on the background of what is seen as foreign occupation, is already sparking the organization of
guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or Irregular military, irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, Raid (military), raids ...
in the capital.
On December 31, 2006,
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ( so, Shariif Sheekh Axmed, ar, شريف شيخ أحمد; born 25 July 1964) is a Somali politician who served as President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012. He is the founder and leader of Himilo Qaran political party and ...
, chairman of the
Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union ( so, Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization formed to address the lawlessness that had been gripping Somalia since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 during the Somali Civil War.
Th ...
(ICU), along with other senior ICU officials in the port city of Kismayu about south of Mogadishu, urged Islamist supporters across the country to initiate an insurgency to wage guerrilla war against the Ethiopian troops backing the Somali transitional government. Ahmed issued the statement after the Muslim Eid prayers on Saturday: "I call on the Islamic Courts fighters, supporters and every true Muslim to start an insurgency against the Ethiopian troops in Somalia. We are telling the Ethiopians in Somalia that they will never succeed in their mission. By Allah, they will fail... We will not allow the Ethiopian troops to stay peacefully in Somalia."
January 2, 2007
* 2 Ethiopian, 1 insurgent, 2 civilians killed
Two Ethiopian soldiers were killed and three injured by one gunman in the town of
Jilib
Jilib (other names: Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio; ) is a city in Somalia, It is north of Kismaayo.
History
During the Middle Ages, Jilib and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Eth ...
. The suspected Islamist gunman was killed along with two Somalis later in the day.
Kenya sealed its Somali border with helicopters, soldiers, and police in order to prevent Islamists from entering. During the course of the day Ethiopian helicopters accidentally bombed a Kenyan border post at
Har Har, but did not cause any casualties. The Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf also met with
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
in Mombasa, Kenya.
Prime minister Meles Zenawi said Ethiopia is not able to stay in Somalia because of the high economic burden that would come with a prolonged troop investment. A call for peacekeepers has been made but many countries are reluctant to intervene without a clear mission and are wary of what happened in prior
peacekeeping missions.
On January 2, 2007,
US Marines
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
operating out of
Lamu
Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty, from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island. ...
,
Kenya
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, were said to be assisting Kenyan forces patrolling the border with Somalia with the interception of Islamists.
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January 3, 2007
Ethiopian aircraft and attack helicopters struck the town of Doble (Dhoobley), Afmadow province, not far from the Kenyan border. The strikes were presumably to hit ICU elements attempting to cross the border. Fighting tailed off after midnight.
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A return to normality in the capital was furthered by the re-opening of the Mogadishu airport.
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January 4, 2007
Unconfirmed reports said six Kenyan herders were killed by Ethiopian aircraft that crossed over the border of Somalia. Cordoning off the border, 20 Kenyan tanks were dispatched to patrol the frontier stretching between
Liboi
Liboi ( so, Liboy) is a town in Garissa County, Kenya, at the border with Somalia.
Location
The town is located approximately , by road, north-east of Garissa, the location of the county headquarters. Liboi is located about east of Dadaab. Th ...
, in
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
district to
Kiunga,
Lamu
Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty, from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island. ...
district. Reports said ICU troops were split across Afmadow and Badade districts, and possibly concentrated at the former
Al-Ittihad Al-Islamiya
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI; ar-at, الاتحاد الإسلامي, lit=The Islamic Union) was an Islamist militant group in Somalia. It is considered a terrorist organisation by the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Histor ...
(AIAI) stronghold of
Ras Kamboni
Kamboni (; so, Kambooni) is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region, Somalia, which lies on a peninsula near the border with Kenya. It is the southernmost town in Somalia. The tip of that peninsula is called Ras Kamboni (Cape Kam ...
.
[
] TFG and Ethiopian forces reported taking district capital Afmadow (January 2), and Dhobley along the Kenyan border (January 3), and were presently en route to
Badade, the district capital just north of
Ras Kamboni
Kamboni (; so, Kambooni) is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region, Somalia, which lies on a peninsula near the border with Kenya. It is the southernmost town in Somalia. The tip of that peninsula is called Ras Kamboni (Cape Kam ...
.
[
] In Nairobi, up to ten of the twenty Somali Members of Parliament in Kenya who were alleged to have ties to the Islamic Courts were taken into custody. One report said five were taken into custody. Another report said ten.
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Unknown gunmen thought to be Somali Islamists fired shots at a Kenyan security helicopter patrolling near the border with Somalia. The helicopter was flying over the southeastern Kenyan border town of
Hulugho. The report did not say if the aircraft was damaged but said gunmen fired small arms from the region of Ras Kamboni, the base for the fleeing Islamists.
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In Mogadishu, TFG militias set up checkpoints in the city. At one checkpoint, a group of militia apparently attempted to extort money from the driver of an oil tanker truck. In the ensuing argument, a rocket was fired at the vehicle, injuring at least 2 or 3 people. The vehicle had been carrying dozens of passengers who disembarked before the rocket attack.
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January 5, 2007
On January 5, 2007, Sheikh
Farah Moallim Mohamud became the highest-ranking member of the
Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union ( so, Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization formed to address the lawlessness that had been gripping Somalia since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 during the Somali Civil War.
Th ...
(ICU) to be captured by the Ethiopian-Somali forces. He was apprehended near Beledweyne then later released because of the general amnesty offered to Islamists who surrendered to the government.
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]
On January 5, 2007,
TFG Defense Minister Col.
Barre Aden Shire Hiiraale announced: "Today we will launch a massive assault on the Islamic courts militias. We will use infantry troops and fighter jets... They have dug huge trenches around Ras Kamboni but have only two options: to drown in the sea or to fight and die."
[
] Fighting continued January 6 in the jungles south of Kismayo near the Kenyan border, where it was reported the Islamists were holding out armed with over 100
technicals
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* TECHNICALS, a clothing brand owned by Blacks Leisure Group
See also
* Technical (disambiguation)
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Cambridge Tech ...
.
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Battle of Ras Kamboni
* 16 insurgents, 44 civilians killed
The battle at Ras Kamboni was fought over January 5–12, 2007. During the operations, a US airstrike hit Badmadow Island in an attempt to kill
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military targets in various countr ...
operatives embedded within ICU forces, and a series of Ethiopian airstrikes occurred to the north in Afmadow district.
January 6, 2007
On January 6, a crowd of more than 100 rioters gathered near Tarabunka square in Mogadishu. They protested the presence of Ethiopian troops as well as the plans to disarm the populace. Prime Minister Ghedi issued a decision to postpone the disarmament for an indefinite amount of time.
January 7, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 1 civilian killed
Clashes broke out between Somali protesters and Ethiopian soldiers in the border town of Beledweyne after a town official was arrested for refusing to hand over a leading member of the Islamic Courts Union. Three people were reportedly injured.
[
]
A small skirmish has broken out in the Somali capital Mogadishu between Somali militiamen and the Ethiopian forces killing at least two persons and wounding two others. The clashes came after armed militiamen attacked military vehicles belonged to Ethiopian troops passing in front of the
Sahafi hotel in southern Mogadishu. Both the dead and the injured were Somalis. The dead persons were a 13-year-old girl and a TFG soldier who died when his hand grenade accidentally exploded and one of the wounded was an old man who was in serious condition.
January 8, 2007
On January 8, 2007 as the
Battle of Ras Kamboni
The Battle of Ras Kamboni was a battle in the Somalia War (2006–2009) fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni (), ...
raged, TFG President
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
entered Mogadishu for the first time since being elected. It was announced the government would be relocated to
Villa Somalia
Villa Somalia ( so, Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya, ar, فيلا الصومال) is a building in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. It serves as the palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia.
History
The edifice was built in the Ar ...
, in Mogadishu, from its interim location at Baidoa.
[ ] Prof.
Ibrahim Hassan Addow
Ibraahin Hassan Addow ( so, Ibraahin Xasan Caddoow, ar, ابراهيم حسن ادو) (died December 3, 2009) was a Somali scholar and politician.
Biography
Addow was the head of the Foreign Affairs department for the Islamic Courts Union (IC ...
, representative of the ICU, speaking from
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
, said the Islamic Courts were ready to enter negotiations with the
Transitional Federal Government
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...
. However, TFG President
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
categorically refused to hold peace talks at this stage.
[ ]
On January 8 it was reported that an
AC-130
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, attack aircraft, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticate ...
gunship belonging to the
United States military
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...
had attacked suspected Al-Qaeda operatives in Southern Somalia.
[
] Most casualties were said to be Islamic fighters. The aircraft flew out of its base in
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
. Many bodies were spotted on the ground, but the identity of the dead or wounded was not yet established. The targeted leaders were tracked by the use of
unmanned aerial vehicles
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...
(UAVs) as they headed south from Mogadishu starting on December 28. One attack was made well inland at Hayo (or Xayo, approx. Lat 0º28' N, Long 41º49' E), a village halfway between
Afmadow
Afmadow ( so, Afmadoow) is a city in southern Somalia, located in the middle of the Juba region and bordered by Kenya, Badhadhe, Kismayo, Jamame, Jilib, Hagar, Bardhere and Elwaq in Somalia, 401 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu. It is h ...
and
Dhobley.
[
] It was also reported that the
aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...
USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' had been moved into striking distance.
[
] Other named US Navy vessels joining the maritime cordon included the
USS ''Anzio'' and the amphibious landing ship
USS ''Ashland''.
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On January 8, 2007, to the north of Ras Kamboni, elsewhere in
Badhadhe province, an Ethiopian force intercepted Islamist forces in the area of the Kenyan border town of
Amuma,
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
district. Seven vehicles were destroyed. A platoon of Kenyan border police were in the area to enforce the border closure.
In Afmadow province, Ethiopia launched airstrikes against targets near Afmadow and Dhobley.
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January 9, 2007
* 1 Ethiopian soldier killed
On January 9, 2007, seven Pakistani members of the Tabliq (
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat (, also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party")
is a transnational Deobandi Islamic missionary movement
that focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant
and encouraging fellow members t ...
) were arrested in Mogadishu near the Presidential Palace of
Villa Somalia
Villa Somalia ( so, Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya, ar, فيلا الصومال) is a building in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. It serves as the palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia.
History
The edifice was built in the Ar ...
, causing a local protest.
[
] Ethiopian and Somali troops were attacked in Mogadishu for the second time in a week with one soldier reportedly being killed and others wounded. A young girl was also wounded in the attack.
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An insurgent attack on government barrack began at 7:30pm, Tuesday, near KM4 (Kilometer 4 Street), which resulted in one soldier dead and six wounded. The firefight lasted an hour.
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On January 9, it was reported U.S. special forces and CIA operatives are working with Ethiopian troops on the ground in operations inside Somalia, and have been involved in numerous missions since the beginning of the war. US forces have been operating from
Galkayo
Galkayo ( so, Gaalkacyo, ar, جالكعيو Dr Badal Kariye Ba Bsit Ma Mba & Phd, ''The Kaleidoscopic Lover: The Civil War in the Horn of Africa & My Itinerary for a Peaceful Lover'', (AuthorHouse: 2010), p.116.) which in Af- Somali translates t ...
within Somalia, and from
Camp Lemonnier
Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM ...
, an American camp established in Djibouti following 9/11.
January 10, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier killed
On January 10, 2007, due to the barrack attack, significant street fighting broke out in Mogadishu stretching from dawn to afternoon in a multi-party daylight clash between troops of the national government, Ethiopian soldiers, Islamic insurgents and local militias. Government soldiers cordoned off areas of the city and began a house-to-house search for weapons. At Medina hospital, 15 people, including three government soldiers, had been admitted for gunshot wounds over the past 24 hours, and patients overflowed the hospital's 65 beds. At least one TFG soldier was reported to be dead at the end of the day.
On January 10, chief of staff to the Somali president,
Abdirizak Hassan, stated that the US claimed Al Qaeda suspect
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed ( ar, فاضل عبدالله محمد) (25 August 1972 – 8 June 2011, also known as Fadil Harun) was a Comorian-Kenyan member of al-Qaeda, and the leader of its presence in East Africa. Mohammed was born in Mor ...
, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was killed in the AC-130 attack on January 8, as detailed by a US intelligence report. Earlier, a US military official reported that
Ethiopian forces provided the targeting information needed for the attack. The official also said that five to 10 people were killed in the airstrikes. However, a Somali official countered that US airstrikes killed 31 civilians.
At least four more AC-130 airstrikes were said to have hit Ras Kamboni.
Somali politician
Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig
Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig ( so, Cabdirashiid Maxamed Xidig, ar, عبد الرشيد محمد حديق) is a Somali political and a Member of Parliament in the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) of Somalia. There are 275 members of the Somali par ...
toured the area and spoke of 50 killed in the attacks. He said additional targets hit include Hayo, Garer, Bankajirow and Badmadowe. The U.S. government denied the additional attacks were made by the US. Ethiopian aircraft are also known to be operating in the combat area. The verification of the death of Mohammed followed private comments made by
US Defence Department officials that further airstrikes were possibly being planned.
[ ] A second planned attack was reportedly called off after losing track of the target.
January 11, 2007
Unknown Somali fighters launched grenades into Hotel Ambassador in Mogadishu, exchanging gunfire with Somali and Ethiopian troops positioned inside the hotel. One of the wounded soldiers is in critical condition and is a personal body guard of Gen. Ali Madobe, the Somali national police chief.
On January 11, the American ambassador to Kenya said that the US claimed Al Qaeda suspect
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed ( ar, فاضل عبدالله محمد) (25 August 1972 – 8 June 2011, also known as Fadil Harun) was a Comorian-Kenyan member of al-Qaeda, and the leader of its presence in East Africa. Mohammed was born in Mor ...
was actually still alive and that none of the Al Qaeda members were killed in the air attack but some members of the ICU were killed.
January 12, 2007
* 8 insurgents killed
Up to seven people were killed when the militiamen of clan leader
Mohamed Afrah Qanyare
Mohamed Qanyare Afrah ( so, Maxamed Qanyare Afrax, ar, محمد افراح قنياري}(1941) was a Somali faction leader and politician who was based south of Mogadishu in the Daynile District. He came in third position in Somalia's first el ...
fought members of a rival clan who were guarding the presidential palace. All of the dead were said to be Qanyare's fighters.
There were reports that the fighting was sparked by a parking dispute involving an armored vehicle.
According to
Oxfam
Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.
History
Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...
, a British-based aid agency, 70 herdsmen were killed in recent air raids targeting Islamic militants.
On January 12, TFG Defense Minister
Barre Aden Shirre Hiiraale
Barre Adan Shire ( so, Barre Aadan Shire, ar, باري ادن شاير), also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, is a former Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG). He wa ...
announced Ras Kamboni had fallen to the Somali government and Ethiopian forces after five days of heavy fighting. Remnants of the Islamist forces were being pursued into the nearby forests and fighting would continue.
[
] A small team of US forces investigated the site of the US gunship attack to search for information about the identity and fate of the targeted individuals.
In fighting in Mogadishu 8 Islamist fighters are killed.
January 13, 2007
* 9 civilians killed
On January 13, nine people were ambushed and killed in
Biyo Adde, 50 km northeast of
Jowhar
Jowhar ( so, Jowhar, ar, جوهر) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle Regions of Somalia, region of Somalia.
Along with Baidoa, it used to form the joint adminis ...
. Revenge by a sub-clan was cited as the motive.
January 14, 2007
* 13 civilians killed
Multiple attacks against Ethiopian and Somali government troops broke out in the capital with reports of one dead government soldier and three others who had their weapons confiscated after an unknown group of militiamen attacked a police station in the Huriwa district. Another attack on a convoy of Ethiopian and government soldiers happened in the former Islamic Courts stronghold of Ifka Halane in Mogadishu.
[ ]
At least 13 were killed and 12-18 wounded in a militia clash between the
Murasade and
Hawdle tribes in
Goobo, between
Hiran and
Galgadud regions. Government forces were dispatched to the town.
In
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
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, police arrested 7 Somalis, suspected of being fleeing Islamic militiamen heading towards Nairobi. One was wounded. 10 others escaped.
January 15, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 1 civilian killed
On January 15, a gun battle lasting at least an hour killed at least two people in
Eimiska, a northeastern neighborhood of Mogadishu. Attackers in two pickup trucks fired
rocket propelled grenade
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-fired missile weapon that launches rockets equipped with an explosive warhead. Most RPGs can be carried by an individual soldier, and are frequently used as anti-tank weapons. These warheads are ...
s at an Ethiopian and government convoy. One man known to have been killed was thought to be deaf and therefore did not respond when soldiers ordered him to go back.
The same day, the TFG closed the radio stations for Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik, IQK, and the television station
Al-Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
in Mogadishu without explanation.
On January 15, it was reported a British
SAS team was also on the ground at the Kenyan border looking for the fleeing Al Qaeda suspects.
January 17, 2007
On January 17, 2007, conflicting reports emerged over whether Sheikh
Sharif Ahmed
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ( so, Shariif Sheekh Axmed, ar, شريف شيخ أحمد; born 25 July 1964) is a Somali politician who served as President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012. He is the founder and leader of Himilo Qaran political party and a ...
had been arrested near the Dadaab refugee camp in the
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
district of
Kenya
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Also today, a U.S. official in a press conference said she believed the U.S. AC-130 raid had killed eight soldiers of
Aden Hashi Farah Ayro, head of an Islamist militia. Ayro is believed to have been wounded in the attack and perhaps killed.
[ ]
Also on that day, the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for African affairs,
Theresa Whelan, clarified the airstrike conducted on January 8 was not the work of the
CJTF-HOA, but of another force which she did not specify. The target of the strike was confirmed to be
Aden Hashi Farah Ayro, who was believed wounded or possibly dead, while eight members of his group were killed in the attack.
The US ambassador to
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Michael Ranneberger
Michael Edward Ranneberger (born 1949) is a former United States Ambassador to Kenya.
Early life
Ranneberger attended Archbishop Curley High School, a Roman Catholic private school in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating, he obtained a B.A. f ...
, said the US pledged $40 million to support the deployment of the
IGASOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
peacekeeping force for Somalia.
January 19, 2007
On January 19, 2007 the pro-Islamic Courts Union website featured a video describing the reformation of the ICU into the
(PRM). On January 24, Sheikh Abdikadir was announced to be commander of the PRM in the
Banadir
Banaadir ( so, Banaadir, ar, بنادر, it, Benadir) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somalia, gobol'') in southeastern Somalia. It covers the same area as the city of Mogadishu, which serves as the capital. It is bor ...
region.
On the same day, the
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
mission was formally defined and approved by the
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
at the 69th meeting of the Peace and Security Council.
January 22, 2007
On January 22,
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
agreed to send a half-battalion to a battalion (ranging widely anywhere between approximately 400 to 1,200 troops) for a peacekeeping mission to Somalia.
January 23, 2007
On January 23, 2007, Ethiopia began withdrawing from
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
and all other areas in Somalia.
January 24, 2007
On January 24, the U.S. admitted to have made a second airstrike, but did not confirm the exact date or location of the strike.
Also on that day,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
pledged a
battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...
(a force between 770 and 1,100 troops) to join the Somali peacekeeping mission.
January 25, 2007
* 1 Ethiopian soldier killed
On January 25, 2007 an Ethiopian soldier was killed and another seriously injured in
Karamiyo, one of the last towns to fall to the Ethiopians. It is estimated that more than 3,000 Islamist gunmen have gone into hiding.
January 31, 2007
On January 31, the PRM released a video warning
African Union peacekeepers to avoid coming to Somalia, claiming "Somalia is not a place where you will earn a salary - it is a place where you will die."
February 1, 2007
The
USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' was withdrawn by the US and redeployed to the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...
. Other ships of its
carrier strike group
A carrier strike group (CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least tw ...
, the
USS ''Bunker Hill'' and the
USS ''Ashland'' remain off the coast of Somalia.
Also on February 1,
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
committed to the peacekeeping mission, pledging up to 1,000 troops.
February 2, 2007
On February 2, the
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international security, international peace and security, recommending the admi ...
welcomed the advent of the
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
and
IGAD
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti (city), Djibouti.
Member s ...
-led peacekeeping mission.
February 9, 2007
On February 9, a gathering of 800 Somali demonstrators in north
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, where Islamist support was strongest, burned U.S., Ethiopian, and Ugandan flags in protest of the proposed peacekeeping mission. A masked representative of the resistance group, the
, said Ethiopian troops would be attacked in their hotels; the same group had made a video warning peace-keepers to avoid coming to Somalia.
By this date,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
,
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
and
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
had committed to the peacekeeping mission, but the total force was about half of the proposed 8,000-strong force.
Uganda had pledged 1,400 troops and some armored vehicles for a mission lasting up to 9 months, and the AU had pledged $11.6 million.
February 15, 2007
On February 15, in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, U.S. citizen
Daniel Joseph Maldonado (Daniel Aljughaifi) was charged with "training from a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to use an explosive device outside the United States." He had been extradited by
Kenya
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n authorities after he fled there. In the charges, it was alleged he took part in training at camps near
Kismayo
Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region.
The cit ...
and
Jilib
Jilib (other names: Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio; ) is a city in Somalia, It is north of Kismaayo.
History
During the Middle Ages, Jilib and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Eth ...
where members of
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...
were present and was willing to become a
suicide bomber
A suicide attack is any violent Strike (attack), attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has suicide, accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have oc ...
if he became wounded.
In Mogadishu, a mortar and rocket barrage killed at least one person and wounded more than 10. At least five mortar rounds were fired at the Mogadishu seaport. Three landed on the adjacent beach where a teenage boy was killed and others were wounded. Another mortar round landed in the Black Sea neighborhood of Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops, barracked in the old Somali National University campus, responded with a rocket counterattack. Six others were wounded around the city in scattered mortar attacks. It was the first night of violence after two mostly peaceful days in the city.
February 16, 2007
On February 16, Uganda announced it would soon deploy 1,500 well-seasoned troops under the command of
Major General
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Levi Karuhanga
Levi Karuhanga (24 February 1956 – 21 April 2016) was a major general in Uganda. He was the Chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial, one of the highest military courts in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was appointed to that p ...
. The troops had been training for two years in preparation for the mission.
Elsewhere in Somalia on this day:
*
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
- one man was killed after being robbed for his mobile phone, and a worker at the
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
n embassy was also shot and later died of his wounds.
A former
Defense Ministry
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compound, which had been occupied by civilians, was cleared and re-occupied by Somali troops. One man was injured after he pulled a gun on the troops.
*
Baardheere
Bardera ( ar, بارديرا, so, Bardhere) is a city in Jubaland State of Somalia. It is the second largest and most populous city in Jubaland with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region. Bardera sits on the Jubb ...
- a gunman attacked two
MSF Spain staff. MSF doctors and staff are in the town working to reopen the largest hospital, which had been closed for the past decade. The workers were uninjured. Local tribal leaders pledged their support for the work of MSF in the region.
*
Kismayo
Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region.
The cit ...
- Deputy police commander
Abdi Gaab announced that the police force of 1,500 police members securing the city had confiscated a collection of arms, including heavy rounds and explosives.
February 18, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 4 insurgents killed
On February 18, 2007 Mogadishu witnessed its first car bomb, with four fatalities.
In an ambush in Mogadishu 1 TFG policeman was killed.
February 20, 2007
* 16 civilians killed
On February 20, a series of mortar attacks left 16 dead and 42 wounded. The total wounded in mortar attacks in the capital since the beginning of the insurgency exceeded 90.
February 21, 2007
* 1 civilian killed
A district commissioner was killed in Mogadishu.
February 27, 2007
* 5 civilians killed
In various attacks in Mogadishu 5 people were killed, including a government-allied militia commander.
March 6, 2007
* 2 insurgents, 1 civilian killed
In fighting in Mogadishu 2 insurgents and 1 civilian were killed.
March 16, 2007
* 7 civilians killed
In fighting in Mogadishu 7 civilians were killed.
March 23, 2007
Truce between Ethiopian military forces and tribal clans in Mogadishu.
A cargo plane, with 11 people on board, was
2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash
The 2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash refers to an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft operated by that Belarusian airline that crashed in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March 2007, during the Battle of Mogadishu. The plane was ca ...
over Mogadishu. An Islamic group claims responsibility for the attack.
March 26, 2007
Huge explosion in an Ethiopian military base in Mogadishu, Ethiopian soldiers respond with indiscriminate fire killing one civilian.
March 27, 2007
Unknown gunmen kill the Somali military official Darud Bier in a mosque of
Kismayo
Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region.
The cit ...
.
Combats between insurgents and Somali police in
Beledweyne
Beledweyne ( so, Beledweyne, ar, بلد وين, it, Belet Uen) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.
The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles ...
, two police men injured.
March 29, 2007
At least 30 people died in south and north Mogadishu in violent fighting between Ethiopian forces and Somali insurgents. Ethiopian helicopters attacked rebel positions, while the insurgents were calling on the people of the city over the mosque loudspeakers to resist the Ethiopians. Among the killed were 15 Ethiopian soldiers, the rest were civilians.
March 30, 2007
Islamic insurgents shot down an Ethiopian
Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been o ...
military helicopter in Mogadishu.
April 1, 2007
A truce brokered by influential
Hawiye
The Hawiye ( so, Hawiye, ar, بنو هوية, it, Hauija) is the largest Somali clan family. Members of this clan traditionally inhabit central and southern Somalia, Somaliland, Ethiopia ( Somali, Harar, Oromia and Afar regions) and the Nor ...
-clan elders between the government and the
Council of Islamic Courts failed to stop fighting that has left the streets of
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
strewn with dead bodies.
April 4, 2007
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
feared resumption of the indiscriminate attacks that have taken place in the recent days in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, resulting in the killing of over 400 civilians. The organization demanded
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
's President
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrinya and ; , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who served as President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and then Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his ...
, and all armed groups to ensure that their forces strictly abide by international humanitarian law and take all necessary measures to protect civilians.
April 21, 2007
At least 165 people have been killed in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
since April 17, in combats between Ethiopian military forces and Somali insurgents.
April 24, 2007
A car bomb exploded outside the Ambassador Hotel in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, killing 11 people.
A suicide microbus bomb killed 6 people in an Ethiopian military base in
Afgoi
Afgooye ( so, Afgooye, ar, أفجويى, it, Afgoi) is a town in the southwestern Somalia Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose) region of Somalia. It is the center of the Afgooye District. Afgooye is the third largest city of Southwest State. Afgo ...
, 30 km south of
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
.
April 25, 2007
A missile hit a hospital ward, in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, packed with civilians wounded in fighting between
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ic insurgents and
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n troops allied to the
Somali government.
April 26, 2007
Prime Minister
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
Ali Mohammed Gedi ( so, Cali Maxamed Geeddi, ar, علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, was the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia from 2004 to 2007. He was relatively un ...
of Somalia's transitional government is claiming victory over insurgents in Mogadishu. But a former member of parliament, Omar Hashi, now in exile in
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
and allied with some
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ists fighting the transitional government, denies that the transitional government is in control of the volatile capital.
April 28, 2007
Clashes between U.S. backed-
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n forces and fighters aligned with the
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ic Courts Union in the capital
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
are being described as some of the heaviest fighting in the city's history. Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Somalia: Over three hundred people had been killed over the past two weeks. This comes just three weeks after another series of battles claimed at least a thousand lives.
May 3, 2007
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human r ...
documented how
Kenya
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and
Ethiopia
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had turned the region into Africa's own version of
Guantanamo Bay, replete with kidnappings, extraordinary renditions, secret prisons and large numbers of "disappeared".
[ ]
May 16, 2007
* 4 Ugandan soldiers, 1 civilian killed
A roadside bomb hits a convoy of Ugandan peacekeepers in Mogadishu, killing four and wounding five Ugandan soldiers. A child is also killed in the attack.
May 17, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier killed
A TFG soldier is killed in an ambush in Mogadishu.
June 2, 2007
* 12 insurgents killed
In fighting in Bargal 12 Islamist insurgents are killed.
June 2, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
A US warship attacked a village in northeastern Somalia, killing 8 Islamist insurgents.
At least 3 people were killed in several shooting attacks in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
.
June 3, 2007
* 7 civilians, 1 insurgent killed
A suicide truck bomb exploded in front of Somali prime minister's house, killing 7 people and injuring dozens.
An Ethiopian military convoy was attacked by a roadside bomb in the north of
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
.
June 22, 2007
* 7 Somali soldiers killed
In fighting between rival army units in Kismayo 6 people were killed.
In Mogadishu an army officer was killed and a second injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside explosion.
June 26, 2007
* 2 Ethiopian soldiers, 9 civilians killed
Two Ethiopian soldiers were killed and two wounded in a roadside bombing in Mogadishu, another two people were killed earlier in the week in Mogadishu and 5 civilians were killed and 8 wounded in a grenade attack on a Somalia military convoy which was passing near Mogadishu's Bakara market yesterday.
In a separate attack two Somalis working for the International Medical Corps relief agency were killed late Wednesday in El-Berde.
July 29, 2007
* 2 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed
Two TFG soldiers and two civilians were killed when insurgents attacked a military patrol in Mogadishu's Bakara market.
July 31, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 3 civilians killed
40 heavily armed fighters attacked an Ethiopian base close to the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
At least four people die in the fighting, with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
August 1, 2007
* 4 Ethiopian soldiers, 6 civilians killed
Four Ethiopian soldiers were killed after their base close to the volatile Somali capital Mogadishu came under rocket and machine-gun attack from Islamists. Also six people are killed by a remote controlled bomb in Mogadishu.
August 9, 2007
* 9 civilians killed
At least nine Somali nomads were killed in El Bur district, central Somalia, on Thursday by armed clan militiamen, witnesses and elders said
* 2 Somali police officers, 5 civilians killed
Seven people including two police officers were killed in Mogadishu.
August 10, 2007
* 3 civilians killed, 3 TFG government officials, 2 Somali soldiers killed
Heavily armed insurgents attacked a military base and a police station with mortars and heavy machine guns. At least three civilians died.
August 11, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
2 journalists are killed in Mogadishu.
August 14, 2007
* 11 clan-based government militiamen killed.
Fighting erupted in a remote village west of the Somali port city of Kismayo on Tuesday between clan fighters who battled in the same village last week, residents said. Fighters loyal to the Ogaden and Galje'l clans fought each other using rifles and other light weapons. At least 11 fighters were killed and 17 other people wounded in the second round of warfare, elders in
Buur Gaabo village said by telephone.
* 31 civilians killed
Fighting across Mogadishu killed 31 civilians and injured another 60 civilians.
August 15, 2007
* 4 Somali police officers
Assailants believed to be members of armed groups opposed to Somalia's transitional government and its Ethiopian allies have killed four police officers in the capital, Mogadishu, in continued fighting described by human rights organisations as mostly affecting civilians.
August 16, 2007
* 3 Somali police officers
A roadside bomb in northern Mogadishu killed three police officers and wounded a large number of civilians.
August 17, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
At least one person was reported dead Friday in a small village in southern Somalia after tens of people rushed on a building where an aid agency was distributing food, witnesses said. The United Nations' WFP aid agency was distributing food to refugee families in Kuntuwarey, a town in Lower Shabelle region. Some of the refugees had fled increasing violence in the capital Mogadishu between government troops and insurgents.
August 18, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
Attacks in Mogadishu killed two civilians and injured four others.
* 12 civilians, 4 government militia killed
Fighting between two sub-clans in North-western Somalia left at least 16 people dead and 30 wounded.
August 19, 2007
* 1 civilian killed
In another high-profile assassination, Moallim Harun Moallim Yusuf was gunned down near his home yesterday evening. Moallim Yusuf was a clan elder renowned for negotiating peaceful settlements between warring clans over the past 17 years of civil war.
August 21, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
A landmine detonated outside of Mogadishu killing two civilians. Other violence in Somalia left nine civilians and a Somalia TFG soldier wounded.
August 22, 2007
* 1 Ethiopian soldier, 1 Somali soldier killed
Gunmen shot and killed a Somali soldier south of Mogadishu at the Yaaqshiid's Fagah intersection and an Ethiopian convoy in Mogadishu was attacked killed 1 Ethiopian soldier and injuring 10 other people.
August 24, 2007
* 7 insurgents killed, 1 TFG Somali police officer killed
Fighting in Huriwa district killed 7 insurgents and 1 TFG government police officer.
August 26, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
A roadside bomb in Mogadishu killed two students and an elderly civilian.
August 28, 2007
* 1 Somali police officer, 4 insurgents, 2 civilians killed
A police officer received financial reward after shooting dead an insurgent that was about to toss a grenade. Police officers at a north Mogadishu substation killed three insurgents and captured two and one police officer was killed along with two civilians in several explosions in the Bakara market.
September 1, 2007
* 1 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed
A roadside bomb south of Mogadishu claimed the life of one Somali soldier and two businessmen were shot and killed in Bakara market.
September 2, 2007
* 2 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed
Insurgents attacked a government station but withdrew after the Somali soldiers were reinforced by Ethiopian soldiers. Two Somali soldiers and two civilians were killed in the fighting.
September 3, 2007
* 4 civilians killed
Fighting in Galgadud region killed one civilian and three other civilians were killed in Mogadishu.
September 5, 2007
* 4 civilians killed, 2 Somali soldiers and 2 insurgents killed
Heavy fighting in the Bakara market killed 2 Somali soldiers and 2 insurgents but claimed the lives of four civilians in the cross-fire.
September 9, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
A roadside bomb meant for a passing TFG convoy killed three civilians. No one was hurt or killed in the convoy.
September 10, 2007
* 12 civilians killed
Fighting in Mogadishu killed 12 civilians and injured many more in different hot-spots. No known government or insurgent casualties.
September 11, 2007
* 1 UN official killed
A WHO officer was shot and killed by two insurgents.
September 13, 2007
* 5 Somali soldiers killed
In fighting in Mogadishu 5 TFG soldiers were killed.
An opposition government, consisting of members of the former Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and other Somali elements met and formed in
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
,
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. Somalia's interior minister,
Mohamed Mohamud Guled, ridiculed the meeting and the opposition forces, saying "We are really close to eradicating them."
September 14, 2007
* 4 Somali police officers, 3 civilians killed
Insurgents attacked police by SOS hospital killing four police officers and three civilians>
September 15, 2007
* 1 civilian killed
Fighting in Bakara market killed 1 civilian and injured two others.
September 16, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 1 civilian killed
A lone gunman shot and killed clan elder Mohamud Hassan and a security official in Bakara market.
* 1 insurgent, 3 civilians killed
An insurgent tried to kidnap a child of a government official in Kismayu and in the resulting firefight killed two civilians before dying of his injuries. A third civilian was shot to death by soldiers. The boy was released unharmed.
September 17, 2007
* 2 Somali civilians
Artillery clash between Somaliland separatists and Puntland forces in Sool killed two civilians.
September 22, 2007
* 1 Somali intelligence officer, 1 police officer killed
A Somali intelligence official was gunned down in Mogadishu Saturday evening by two suspected insurgents, sources said. The two attackers escaped after using pistols to kill Abdullahi Odohow at a small market in Yaaqshiid district. Odohow, who was a senior official with the Somali national security agency, did not have armed guards with him at the time of the fatal attack. Elsewhere one police officer was killed in an explosion in Bakara market.
September 23, 2007
* 3 Somali soldiers killed
In fighting in Mogadishu 3 TFG soldiers were killed.
September 24, 2007
* 4 Somali soldiers, 2 TFG government officials killed
Fighting in northern Mogadishu killed four soldiers and in southern Mogadishu insurgents shot dead two TFG government officials.
September 26, 2007
* 5 TFG Somali police, 3 insurgents killed
Insurgents attacked the district commander in Huriwa district killing the commander and wounding his second-in-command. A police counterattack killed 3 insurgents and four fellow officers.
September 27, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 2 civilians killed
In Bakara market insurgents tossed grenades at a Somali government patrol and shot dead one soldier and two civilians.
September 29, 2007
* 45 Somali soldiers, 100 insurgents, 4 civilians killed
Insurgents attacked three police stations and two Ethiopian bases in Mogadishu which led to the death according to some reports of 100 insurgents and 45 Somali soldiers and policemen. Three civilians were killed also.
* 2 TFG police officers, 3 civilians killed
Fighting overnight at a Mogadishu sub-station killed 2 TFG police officers and three civilians even though government forces claimed no police had been killed.
September 30, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 3 civilians killed
One Colonel in the TFG government was killed in Bakara market and three other civilians were killed in other incidents in Mogadishu.
* 5 civilians killed
Troops in Afgoya shot and killed civilians looking for food.
October 2, 2007
* 2 insurgents killed
Local police engaged unidentified militiamen in southern Somalia Monday night in a two-hour-long battled that killed at least two fighters, sources said. The port town of Marka, provincial capital of Lower Shabelle, was relatively quiet all day Tuesday as people largely stayed inside their homes for fear of more armed clashes. Last night's attack erupted around 1am local time at the town's southern checkpoint where police defended themselves from the militiamen. Five others, including police officers, were wounded in the gun fight.
October 4, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier, 1 insurgent killed, 3 civilians, 1 Ethiopian soldier killed
In fighting in Mogadishu a policeman and an insurgent were killed. An explosion in Bakaar marketplace killed three civilians and an Ethiopian soldier was killed while on patrol.
October 5, 2007
* 2 Somali officials, 2 civilians killed
October 7, 2007
* 3 Somali soldiers killed
Insurgents attacked a Somali Army General in south Mogadishu and successfully assassinated him, a bodyguard and their military driver.
* 1 Somali soldier killed
A Somali security official was killed in Mogadishu, witnesses said Sunday, as Islamists insurgents brought into their ranks a battle-tested Afghan-trained commander. Gunmen shot dead Ahmed Hareed, a district official for Somali National Security Agency, overnight in the south of the lawless capital, the latest in a string of attacks targeting government employees and sympathisers.
October 11, 2007
* 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 1 insurgent killed
A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint in Baidoa killing 3 Ethiopian soldiers.
October 16, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
A nighttime mortar exchange in Mogadishu killed three people hiding in a restaurant and sent seven other civilians to hospital.
October 17, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier killed
Somali soldiers exchanged gunfire with TFG militiamen in Kismayo over an illegal checkpoint resulting in the death of 1 soldier, wounding of two civilians and the arrest of one gunman.
Somalia's Northern regions, which until recently enjoyed a relative peace, are on the verge of entering an era of internecine clan warfare similar to, and may be worse than, what has plagued the southern part of the country
for over a decade.
The Hargeisa-based clan-driven secessionists' northern enclave of Somaliland, in the early hours of October 15, 2007, launched unprovoked armed aggression on the peaceful town of Las Anod, the capital of Sool region in the northern pro-unity State of Puntland. This naked aggression caused the death of at least 12 people and displacement of large residents of the city, as well as injuring unknown number of civilians. The local people are in arms defending their families and their properties against these invaders from their distant stronghold, Hargeisa, which is more than 900 Kilometers from Las Anod.
October 18, 2007
* 3 Somali soldiers, 1 civilian killed
A police sub-commander and two bodyguards were assassinated in Mogadishu and a civilian was killed in a grenade attack.
October 19, 2007
* 1 Puntland police officer, 2 insurgents killed
In Bossasso after a day-long stand-off gunfire erupted killing two suspected Islamic insurgents in Puntland and injuring four police officers, resulting in one of them dying in hospital.
October 21, 2007
* 17 civilians killed
17 civilians are killed in heavy fighting in Mogadishu.
* 7 Ethiopian soldiers, 2 insurgents, 6 civilians killed
Fighting overnight in Northern Mogadishu killed seven Ethiopian soldiers throughout northern mogadishu as well as two armed men, and six civilians.
October 22, 2007
* 9 Somali soldiers dead
Fighting between rival government forces in Lower Shabelle killed three soldiers and wounded three others. Reinforcements began to arrive however a vehicle roll-over in Wanla Weyn resulted in the deaths of six more government soldiers.
October 23, 2007
* 2 civilians dead
Fighting at Mogadishu docks killed two civilians, and injured six others along with three Ugandan peacekeepers.
October 25, 2007
* 15 civilians killed
At least 15 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a bus explosion in Mogadishu's northern district of Yaqshiid. The explosion occurred when the bus drove over an IED (improvised explosive device) or landmine while traveling to the Suuqa Holaha district in northern Mogadishu on Wednesday.
* 4 civilians dead
An explosion in a central Somali town left four civilians dead and 15 wounded.
October 26, 2007
* 2 Somali soldiers killed
Two Somali soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in two separate bombings.
October 27, 2007
* 7 Ethiopian soldiers, 11 civilians killed, 2 insurgents killed
Nine civilians and seven Ethiopian soldiers are killed in fighting in Mogadishu.
* 2 Somali soldiers killed, 2 TFG policemen killed
Fighting in Marka killed four government troops in an inter-governmental clash.
October 28, 2007
* 5 civilians killed
Ethiopian soldiers opened fire on demonstrators in Mogadishu killing three and in other incidents across the city two more civilians were killed.
October 29, 2007
* 1 insurgent killed
Fighting in Mogadishu has killed one insurgent.
October 31, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
Two civilians were killed in various attacks across Mogadishu
* 2 pirates killed
Two pirates were killed off of Somalia's coast when they tried to attack a North Korean cargo vessel.
November 1, 2007-November 6, 2007
* 5 Ethiopian, 1 Somali soldier, 5 civilians killed
In various reported clashes 5 Ethiopian and 1 TFG soldier and 5 civilians are killed.
November 14, 2007
* 10 civilians killed
A landmine exploded in Northern Somalia killing 10 civilians.
November 18, 2007
* 5 civilians killed
A landmine explosion and subsequent gun attack in Mogadishu killed 5 civilians and injured dozens.
November 21, 2007
* 2 Somali soldiers killed
A governor's convoy was attacked in central Somalia killing 2 soldiers and wounding 2 others. The insurgents that set up the roadblock attack were able to get away from pursuing soldiers.
November 22, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
Attacks in Mogadishu have killed three civilians.
November 26, 2007
* 2 Ethiopian soldiers, 2 civilians killed
Insurgents attack an Ethiopian army patrol in Mogadishu and two Ethiopians were killed along with two civilians in the 15 minute fire-fight, including one university student.
November 29, 2007
* 15 civilians killed
Fighting in the capital killed 15 civilians and an undisclosed number of Ethiopian soldiers and insurgents.
December 1, 2007
* 2 Somali policemen, 3 civilians killed
Two policemen and three civilians are killed in fighting in Mogadishu.
December 3, 2007
* 10 civilians killed
In Mogadishu a huge battle left 10 civilians dead and 15 wounded.
December 5, 2007
* 2 Somali soldiers, 1 insurgent killed
In Beltwein an ambush has left 2 soldiers and 1 insurgent dead.
December 10, 2007
* 2 civilians killed
An attack on a police roadblock in the capital has left 2 civilians dead and wounded 5 others.
December 11, 2007
* 7 Somali militiamen, 3 civilians killed
Fighting between two sub-clans north of the capital have killed 10 people and wounded dozens.
December 12, 2007
* 3 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed
Three Somali soldiers and two civilians are killed in fighting in Mogadishu.
December 13, 2007
* 19 civilians killed
In mortar bombardment in Mogadishu 19 civilians are killed.
December 15, 2007
* 1 Somali soldier killed
Insurgents took control of Ba'da village in central Somalia after killing one TFG soldier.
December 17, 2007
* 4 civilians killed, 3 Somali soldiers and 1 insurgent killed.
In fighting in Mogadishu 2 civilians are killed. Twelve soldiers, including one Ethiopian, were wounded by a road-side bomb in Baidoa.
December 19, 2007
* 3 civilians killed
At least three civilians are killed in fighting in Mogadishu.
December 20, 2007
* 12 civilians killed
In mortar bombardment in Mogadishu 12 civilians are killed.
December 23, 2007
* 5 civilians killed
A running gun battle killed five civilians as stray mortar shells from both side struck civilian residential complexes in Northern Mogadishu.
December 24, 2007
* 1 civilians killed, 1 Somali soldier killed
In Baidoa a regional judge was shot dead and in an attack on a police officer's home one soldier was killed and two soldiers and two young children were lightly wounded.
December 27, 2007
* 1 civilian killed
In fighting in Mogadishu's notorious Bakara market one civilian is killed.
December 29, 2007
* 1 civilian killed
Mohamed Muhiyadin Ali, spokesman for Mogadishu Mayor Mohamed Dheere, was killed in a road-side bombing in the capital.
December 31, 2007
* 8 civilians killed
In mortar bombardment in Mogadishu 8 civilians are killed.
* 2 Somali soldiers killed
A landmine explosion planted by insurgents in Southern Mogadishu has killed a TFG Colonel and his bodyguard.
Foreign involvement
Several nations and organizations are involved with the war in Somalia.
Here is a brief summary.
African Union
The
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
has pledged troops to assist the TFG under the
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
peacekeeping
Peacekeeping comprises activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare.
Within the United N ...
mission.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia forces actively assisted the TFG in ousting the ICU from its position of military control of Somalia. They have pledged to leave as rapidly as possible and does not appear to be coordinated with planned African Union troop arrivals.
Nobody knows for sure how many Ethiopian troops are stationed in Somalia, and nobody knows how many Somalis have been killed as a result of the Ethiopian military intervention in Somalia.
Ethiopia opened an embassy in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
next to the presidential palace on May 27, 2007.
According to Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian forces backing the Somali transitional government violated the laws of war by widely and indiscriminately bombarding highly populated areas of Mogadishu with rockets, mortars and artillery. Its troops on several occasions specifically targeted hospitals and looted them of desperately needed medical equipment. Human Rights Watch also documented cases of Ethiopian forces deliberately shooting and summarily executing civilians.
Kenya
Kenya has sent forces to secure its border with Somalia and maybe a middle man between the TFG and former leaders of the ICU.
United Nations
Promises humanitarian relief.
Since June 15, 2007 a UN mission in Somalia focused on the needs of the hundreds of the displaced Somalis. Deadly clashes have forced 490,00 Somalis to flee
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
between February 2007 and May 2007.
United States
The United States had assisted Somali, Ethiopian and Kenyan forces with intelligence, advisors and limited military strikes from bases in those countries and from Djibouti. They have offered money to support a peace keeping force. The involvement of the United States is part of their War on Terrorism and specifically Al-Qaeda.
On February 23, 2007, ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' reported that the
US government
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a feder ...
has been secretly training Ethiopian soldiers, for several years, in camps near the Ethiopia-Somalia border. Many of these soldiers participated in the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. The ''Times'' quoted unnamed US government officials who said the training program and other support for Ethiopia's government began after a failed
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...
effort to arm and finance Somali "warlords."
US intervention against Al Qaeda
Somali Prime Minister Gedi declared one of the key objectives of the offensive on Kismayo was the capture of three alleged
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...
members, suspects wanted for the
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 200 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, ...
in East Africa:
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed ( ar, فاضل عبدالله محمد) (25 August 1972 – 8 June 2011, also known as Fadil Harun) was a Comorian-Kenyan member of al-Qaeda, and the leader of its presence in East Africa. Mohammed was born in Mor ...
,
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan
) (4 April 1979, Mombasa, Kenya – 14 September 2009, near Baraawe, Somalia) was the leader of al-Qaeda in Somalia. He was listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, the FBI Seeking Information – War on Terrorism list, for his associatio ...
and
Abu Taha al-Sudani
Abu Talha al-Sudani (also Abu Taha al-Sudan or Tariq Abdullah), born in Sudan, was a suspected member of Al Qaeda terrorist organization, an explosives expert and a close aide Osama bin Laden.
He is believed to have traveled to Southern Lebanon ...
.
The
United States Fifth Fleet
The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It has been responsible for naval forces in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean since 1995 after a 48-year hiatus. It shares a commander and headq ...
's multinational maritime task force,
Combined Task Force 150
Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) is a multinational coalition naval task force working under the 34-nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces and is based in Bahrain established to monitor, board, inspect, and stop suspect shipping to pur ...
(CTF-150),
based out of Bahrain
is patrolling off the Somali coast to prevent terrorists launching an "attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material," said Commander Kevin Aandahl.
[
] The announcement did not say what particular ships comprised the cordon, but the task force includes vessels from Canada, France, Germany, Pakistan, the UK and the US. US ships of CTF-150 include the
''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer USS ''Ramage'' and the
''Ticonderoga''-class cruiser USS ''Bunker Hill''.
See also
*
Somalia War (2006–2009) War in Somalia can refer to:
*Somali Civil War (1991–present)
:*War in Somalia (1992–1993) U.N. Unified Task Force
:*Somalia War (2006–2009), Ethiopian intervention
:*Somali Civil War (2009–present)
The Somali Civil War (2009–prese ...
*
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
The Somali Civil War (2009–present) is a phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in late January 2009 with the conflict mainly between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia ass ...
*
2006 timeline of the War in Somalia
*
2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
*
2009 timeline of the War in Somalia
References
{{Years in Somalia
Years of the 21st century in Somalia
2000s in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...